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. 2020 Summer;14(3):187-190.
doi: 10.34172/joddd.2020.031. Epub 2020 Sep 21.

Effects of different glide path techniques on the amount of extruded debris and preparation times during root canal preparation

Damla Kırıcı  1 , Simay Koç  1 , Alper Kuştarcı  1
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Effects of different glide path techniques on the amount of extruded debris and preparation times during root canal preparation

Damla Kırıcı et al. J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects. 2020 Summer.

Abstract

Background. This study purposed to compare the effect of new single glide path files on extruded apical debris and total preparation times during root canal preparation with the WaveOne Gold system. Methods. Thirty-six extracted human lower molar teeth with mesiobuccal canal curvature angles of 25‒35° were randomly splited to three groups. In group 1, the glide path was created with WaveOne Gold Glider (WGG) file at working length (WL); in group 2, the glide path was created with ProGlider file (PG); in group 3, the glide path was not performed. In all the groups, the root canals were shaped with WaveOne Gold Primary (WOG) reciprocating files at WL. Apically extruded debris during instrumentation was picked up into pre-weighed Eppendorf tubes. The weight of the dry extruded debris was calculated by subtracting the pre- and post-instrumentation weights of the tubes in each group. The total time elapsed during the canal preparation was calculated with a chronometer. The data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey tests. Results. The WGG/WOG group extruded significantly fewer debris than the WOG and PG/WOG groups (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the WOG and PG/WOG groups (P>0.05). The WGG/WOG and PG/WOG groups were significantly faster than the WOG group. Conclusion. The amount of debris extruded apically significantly diminished when conventional WGG was implemented before using WOG. The total preparation time significantly diminished when the WOG file was used in combination with reciprocating and rotary glide path preparation techniques.

Keywords: Glide path; Preparation time; ProGlider; WaveOne Gold; WaveOne Gold Glider.

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